A wooden statue found in Egypt has a carbon-14 content that is three-fifths of that found in living wood. If the half-life of carbon-14 is 5,700 years, how old is the statue? (Round your answer to the nearest hundred years.)
A wooden statue found in Egypt has a carbon-14 content that is three-fifths of that found in living wood. If the half-life of carbon-14 is 5,700 years, how old is the statue? (Round your answer to the nearest hundred years.)
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Section7.EA: Extended Application Estimating Depletion Dates For Minerals
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